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Here's a song where you can see Mr. Hirasawa's love for classic sci-fi novels very clearly. This song could also be called "Greek Prefixes: The Musical".

Now, regarding the title: What is Homo and what is Gestalt? And what is a Homo Gestalt? )

So the song hints at a sort of global or group consciousness. But it could also be about the joys of satellite radio. (For real. See footnote 2 in the translation notes below.)


P-Model - "Homo Gestalt"
Japanese lyrics )


Romaji lyrics )



P-Model - "Homo Gestalt"
Rough English translation. )


Lots of Translation Notes:Read more... )